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My problem is the opposite, the deck is just a little too loose, and
came off once when a rather large wave landed right on top of us. I'm wondering if anyone has experience of tightening a loose deck. Bernie |
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Dare we ask WW or sea.
Hardly matters really . the deck likely is a misfit for the boat but if it is the right deck there may be a bungee that you can tighten or replace. If you have great big waves 6 + feet breaking on you an implosion bar may be required. I have two decks with them but I have no idea who made them. It is a batton sewn into the neoprene and rests atop the thigh braces so a crushing wave will not simply push down on all the deck but this rib will support the middle of the preasure zone deminishing the preasure on the rand. Be carefull. I use a ww deck on one of ny sea kayaks and accidently left the pull tab inside . I had to bail that time. I got endered and was amongst rocks so wanted out of the boat. I had a hell of a time getting the spray deck off. It did not pop with my legs and by the time I got a leg up to give me something to grab and I pulled it off i was 15 meters from shore in a rip tide. The point of this story is , Don't go anal trying to get a tight deck, it could kill you. Water temp wa sub zero that day . Take care aLEX |
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Hi Alex,
Interesting response. It is a Dancer, I use it in the sea and on rivers, but the deck popped off in the sea, surfing. It's a Kogg deck, I think it is the correct size for the boat, it was a pretty big wave. Taking account of what you say, I might just leave things as they are for now. The deck has its"pull tab" in the form of a belt that runs from one side to the other. You can't trap it inside the deck, which seems a good idea when you are as absent-minded as I am. |
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I don't fprget any more.
Another good lesson. If you want to remember your wifes birthday and remember it for the rest of your life it is simple ... Forget it once! Same with the pull tab. Dancer is a ww boat here but we use them surfing too. Glad to help Alex |
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